Another thing to add: Sissi's dad never seems to have any time for Sissi. They rarely even TALK to one another, and if they do, its because Sissi approaches him. And when she does approach him, he usually says something along the lines of, "Sissi, dear, I'm very busy. Can it wait?" It seems as if the only people who will find any tome for Sissi at all are Herve and Nicolas.

Sissi is as others have made her. I don't think her mother is around, I believe Sissi doesn't even remember her. Since students live on campus, I think the Principle would too, since he's responsible for the entire school. But when XANA attacks have happened at night, we see Jim and other caretakers, but never the Priniple.

Her father doesn't have time for her, but will do anything for her. I like the little signs he gives when he sees things going badly for her. You could tell he didn't like where Odds short film was going. She's grown up being told she's beautiful and being able to manipulate her father. This makes her selfcentered and vain. When others don't see her as the "best", it conflincts with her selfimage and makes her mad, she does have a "get even temper", and it's her worst trait. I think they write her as "less smart" than they should. Drawing sketches instead of doing a test and always getting bad grades doesn't seem right. She's far more clever than that, though getting distracted by shopping at a mall instead of drawing plants does seem like her. She has a very independent personality but wants acceptance of others, though she seems to be very competitive with other girls and needs all the attention.

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(I think that one of the most striking things about this sequence is the care and concern that Odd lavishes on his dazed charge. He's always helping her, guiding her, supporting her with a hand -- not to mention risking his own life to get her out of the way of the onrushing ambulance. It's actually somewhat touching, especially since he professes not to like her (although I have always felt that "mayhaps he protesteth too much"....)
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